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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 27th September 2002

Laid before Parliament 4th October 2002

Coming into force—

except for the purposes of regulation 3 28th October 2002

for the purposes of regulation 3 1st April 2003

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the enactments set out in Column 1 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations as amended by the provisions set out in Column 2 of that Schedule and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to itM1 and after consultation, in so far as they relate to council tax benefit and housing benefit, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concernedM2, hereby makes the following Regulations: